Professional Development Report to the Portola Valley School - PDF document

Professional Development Report to the Portola Valley School District Board of Trustees October 2, 2019 Focused on Student Success 1 PVSD Professional Development Combining………….. An Experienced Staff Our District Goals Staff Input and Feedback ● Administrators ● LCAP ● *WLT, MLT, SLT, SSLT, ● Blueprint DaLT, Specialists, and other teachers To Provide All PVSD Staff Opportunities to Learn and Grow *Workshop, Math, Science, Social Studies, Student Information System, Data/Tech Leadership Teams

From PVSD Blueprint for Excellence & LCAP to PD Student Achievement: ● Teachers and staff receive ongoing professional development and coaching Climate: ● Invest in training opportunities for teachers and school leaders around climate, equity, culture, and global citizenry Creative Hands-On Learning: ● Provide professional development for staff focused on transformative learning and engaging students Differentiated PD Mandatory Safety Wednesday Trainings- Early Release all Meetings: Grade Content Coaching/Mentoring: Staff Communities Beginning Teacher Support, of Practice Teacher Leadership Teams, Teachers on Special Assignment, Peer Mentors/Coaches, Individual Field Experts Professional Conferences, Workshops, Program Visits 3 PD Days

Summer PD District Sponsored New York Teachers College for Readers & Writers Teacher Initiated Workshop (RWW) Training (7 Teachers) Social Studies Science Structured Literacy Training Math at SMCOE Technology (1 Reading Specialist) Phonics Growth Mindset (8 Teachers) National Board Certification (2 Teachers) 5 August 2019 PD Data Dive Circle Up (SBAC/Benchmark) TCI Individualized Education Plans 504 Plans English Learners

Reflection- What Worked* Moving Forward* ● Connected with experts in the field for ● More time for content area collaborations support on new curriculum (TCI Social ● Individualize for Specialists/New/Kinder Studies) teachers and classified staff ● Connected with peers across school ● More time to delve deeper into data sites and nation (RWW) ● More extensive training on newly adopted ● Planned for students needing devices (Promethean Board) differentiated instruction (including extra ● Streamline whole group training to make support and challenge) it more efficient and effective ● Engaged in preliminary conversations to ● Need to loop back on differentiation work address equity/inclusion issues in PVSD (data dive; IEPs/504s) * Based on staff input and admin observations 7 Continuous Capacity Building Next Steps ● Staff Survey: staff indicated their areas of interest and need for PD ● Circle-Up: follow-up/coaching sessions scheduled ● October 14 full day ● March 14 full day 8

Sources of Funding Stanford Collaborative, Vendors, d Sequoia Healthcare District, San n Grants from the PV Schools a PVSD Funds & State Grants s r e o t O t a Mateo County Office of Ed. a T t r S P Foundation and PTO o b , & t s a c r F i l e r l S o t n s V C t i r D P a P 1 2 3 Questions? 10